Chapter 248

The wind and clouds changed above Huazhong Mountain, and the situation was tense, but the lake island was calm. A gray-clothed cultivator drove the wind past, a sword tied to his waist, his expression carrying a hint of thought. He pressed his sword and traveled through the air, his robes fluttering. He squinted to look at the scenery above Huazhong Mountain and recalled:

"If you see magic light flowing and flood dragons surging, act immediately. If Huazhong Mountain is calm and peaceful, then report to Fei Wangbai, incite the families on the East Bank, and lure Yu Xiaogui..."

Looking out, he indeed saw magic light colliding violently, and two deep cyan flood dragons condensed from lake water rose into the sky, their long whiskers and sharp teeth lifelike. Chen Donghe knew that Li Tongya had already clashed with Yu Xiaogui, so he hurriedly accelerated and headed north.

After flying north for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, he saw steep cliffs towering, eagles and birds circling, and waterfalls crashing. A person stood quietly on the cliff, in brocade clothes and white robes, dashing and unrestrained. Chen Donghe landed on the cliff, cupped his hands respectfully, and said politely:

"Chen Donghe of the Li family in Lijing, I have met you, Senior."

Fei Wangbai gave him some face, nodded slightly, and replied:

"How is it?"

Chen Donghe bowed deeply and said urgently:

"Yu Yufeng has been held back and definitely cannot return. We falsely claimed that Yu Yufeng is dead and attacked Huazhong Mountain. Yu Xiaogui came to stop us and was held back by our master in the south. The Yu family no longer has the power to resist. I ask Senior to act according to the plan!"

"That is very good!"

Fei Wangbai was overjoyed and waved his hand hurriedly. Without saying much to Chen Donghe, he drove the wind and flew hurriedly toward the east. Chen Donghe waited until Fei Wangbai had gone far away before straightening up, carefully considering his wording just now, confirming there were no flaws, and thinking to himself:

"The ancestor once said: If you want the Fei family to help with all their strength and not play both sides, you must say that Yu Yufeng is not dead. If I say it this way, even if Fei Wangbai hears something, I can explain it away..."

Chen Donghe shook his head. Without Yu Yufeng, the Yu family lost its greatest reliance, and their business was spread too thin. Once Yu Yufeng died, they naturally ended up in a situation where they couldn't take care of everything.

He stamped his foot, drove the wind, and followed the south wind toward Huazhong Mountain, a hopeful longing rising in his heart. The golden light reflected on the lake was sparkling. Chen Donghe curled his lips into a smile and looked up, saying:

"Once this matter is over, the Li family will be one of the top families on the lake. With a sword immortal's protection, when Qingxiao grows up, she can choose a young talent, marry in glory, and rely on her maiden family's power without having to suffer any grievances."

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On Huazhong Mountain.

Li Tongya stood pressing his sword and released harsh words, causing Yu Xiaogui to smile coldly. He had stayed at the early stage of Foundation Establishment for twenty or thirty years. Seeing Li Tongya's impatient look to make a name for himself, he felt great hatred in his heart and thought viciously:

"Our Yu family has lost both face and substance in this matter. Even if you didn't come to provoke me, I would still have to make a move to make you suffer a big loss. How could I let you take Huazhong Mountain so easily... As long as I take down this Li Tongya and take back Huazhong and Yuting, both face and substance will return."

"The only difficult thing is Li Chijing, but now the hatred between the two families cannot be resolved. It is impossible to swallow one's pride anymore, so I can only go down this path to the end!"

So he exhaled and shouted:

"Since you want to provoke me actively and overestimate your own strength, don't blame me if you end up hurting your vitality and damaging your foundation!"

Yu Xiaogui's hands were as clean as jade, and white jade-like patterns appeared on his body. He pushed his palms out, magic power rising, drawing out fierce winds toward Li Tongya's face. Wu Shaoyun on the side didn't know whether to make a move or leave. After hesitating for a while, he finally retreated to hold the line for Yu Xiaogui.

Li Tongya calmed his Qi and spirit. Seeing Yu Xiaogui really coming to fight, he nodded slightly, having already prepared by pressing his sword. Seeing this, he drew his sword, bringing out a sword light as large as a ship's sail, clean and pure, rushing toward Yu Xiaogui's palms.

Yu Xiaogui had long heard that Li Tongya's sword technique was the most fierce. Over the years, he had inquired in many ways and learned a lot about the rumors of Li Chijing. That was why he had mistaken this sword Qi for Li Chijing's move earlier. Now, seeing Li Tongya draw his sword and make a move with his own eyes, he knew that this sword momentum was mostly the sword technique taught by Li Chijing. Yu Xiaogui didn't dare to take it head-on, retreated a step, put his hands together, and summoned a small jade mountain.

That jade mountain was only the size of a fist at first, carved exquisitely and delicately, with cranes and old trees all complete. It grew in the wind, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the cranes and old trees were lifelike. It crashed into the sword light with a bang, making a tooth-aching creaking sound, steadily suppressing the sword light. Yu Xiaogui took the opportunity to move forward, pressing close to Li Tongya.

"Foundation Establishment magic artifact, Jade Smoke Mountain!"

The Yu family was, after all, an old family, and had been plundering for many years by relying on hegemony on Wangyue Lake. One move made Wu Shaobai somewhat shocked. Yu Xiaogui didn't speak, only focusing his attention on Li Tongya.

Seeing that his long-accumulated sword move was easily suppressed, Li Tongya was not in a hurry. He had received the Heavy Sea Long Whale Record, and his magic power was originally thick. What he condensed was the Vast Sea immortal foundation. Even if he couldn't kill the enemy and win, it was enough to resist Yu Xiaogui. Fei Wangbai was taking action at the Yu family marketplace, and those Qi Refining cultivators of the Yu family were having trouble protecting themselves, so they couldn't spare many people at all.

At the moment, he just danced his magic sword, and two flood dragons condensed from pale cyan lake water flew and circled around him, spitting letters to threaten Yu Xiaogui. As Li Tongya swung his sword, it turned into dozens of dense water swords, colliding toward Yu Xiaogui.

"Boom..."

Yu Xiaogui's magic power swirled, and his palms pushed, resisting the water technique and moving forward. In the rain-like sword Qi, he had to bend his arms and pause. Instead of being angry, he was happy, secretly rejoicing:

"This Li Tongya is indeed someone with no fighting experience. Even if he has cultivated the Vast Sea known for its thickness, this is not how you consume magic power!"

Sure enough, Li Tongya's two water techniques swept over. Yu Xiaogui only paused slightly, and the water technique mixed with sword light slowly weakened. He hurriedly seized the opportunity to activate his immortal foundation, and the Jade Smoke Mountain also happened to suppress and grind the sword light, flying over shakily.

"Clang!"

Just as the Jade Smoke Mountain arrived, Yu Xiaogui felt a flash before his eyes, and dozens of sword lights whistled over. This was Li Tongya's usual way of suppressing people with momentum. Yu Xiaogui smiled contemptuously. The Jade Smoke Mountain suppressed down, swallowing those dozens of sword lights one after another. Yu Xiaogui took the opportunity to move forward, and his jade-like palms pressed over.

Yu Xiaogui's jade palms greeted him. Li Tongya chuckled, and the sword light in his hand flowed like water, dividing into three pure white streams of light. The sharpness was pressing, wandering and agile, but unlike the light and floating sword Qi before, it was not only solid and thick but also had its own spirituality, wandering spontaneously in the air, pure white and bright, each dragging a stream of light away.

"Three-Part Moon Streamer!"

Li Tongya's "Moon Palace Sword Canon" over the years had not been read in vain. Although his talent was not as good as Li Chijing's, he had learned a few points over the years. In addition to the usual Moon Palace Sword Arc, he had also obtained a move called Three-Part Moon Streamer, which won by being cunning and agile, wandering uncertainly, and being extremely difficult to defend against.

"Clang..."

Yu Xiaogui didn't know why, and the Jade Smoke Mountain hadn't ground away those dozens of sword Qi, so he could only use his hands to catch them. The streamer brought up a series of bright sparks in Yu Xiaogui's palm. Yu Xiaogui was caught off guard and only had time to use his hand to gather one of them, while the remaining two jumped lightly and flew toward his neck.

(End of chapter)